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FIXED INCOME MAR 06, 2011
Hedging TIPS inflation bets

Investors flocking to Treasury inflation-protected securities may be in for a rude awakening when interest rates start to rise

By Jeff Benjamin
'Savage bear market' for Treasuries possible: Goldman's O'Neill
FIXED INCOME FEB 28, 2011
'Savage bear market' for Treasuries possible: Goldman's O'Neill

Asset management boss warns that a 1994-style rout could happen -- if Fed changes monetary policy

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME FEB 28, 2011
TIPS at a tipping point? Traders say yes

There has been no better place in the U.S. government bond market since 2008 than in debt that protects against faster inflation

By John Goff
Bondholders getting 'skunked' by Fed: Gross
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2011
Bondholders getting 'skunked' by Fed: Gross

Bill Gross of Pimco doesn't mince words when it comes to the Federal Reserve's stranglehold on interest rates. According to the bond king's latest report, the Fed's efforts to hold yields at historic lows is 'an abdication of responsibility.'

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2011
Reported probe of munis stirs worry about outflows

Financial advisers are worried that a report saying the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how municipal bond funds price risk in their portfolios may cause investors to rush for the exits — just when things were settling down

By Jessica Toonkel
Pall over muni market slowly lifting
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2011
Pall over muni market slowly lifting

Withdrawals hit lowest level in two months; $1.2B in outflows in January

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2011
Muni bond issuers are lax about reporting, study shows

The municipal bond market, already under a dark cloud due to rising risk levels, apparently has a pattern of lax financial reporting practices that could further elevate concerns about the market

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2011
Taking a different approach to risk management

If nothing else, market conditions over the past few years have proved that most investors tend to overestimate their true risk tolerance wildly

By MFXFeeder
FIXED INCOME FEB 18, 2011
Muni bond issuers: Disclosure? What disclosure?

Study reveals vast majority of municipalities ignore or delay filing required financial reports on debt offerings; lack of manpower blamed

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard tweet: No muni market collapse
FIXED INCOME FEB 18, 2011
Vanguard tweet: No muni market collapse

Fund firm relies on social media to dispel doom and gloom, soothe client worries; 'hyperbole'

By Jessica Toonkel
Top muni bond manager: Whitney's call preposterous
FIXED INCOME FEB 18, 2011
Top muni bond manager: Whitney's call preposterous

Meredith Whitney shocked the investment world when she said there would be hundreds of billions of dollars in muni bond defaults this year. Top tax-exempt fund manager Lyle Fitterer has a slightly different take on the situation.

By John Goff
Given 'devil's bargain,' Treasuries should be exorcised from portfolios: Gross
FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2011
Given 'devil's bargain,' Treasuries should be exorcised from portfolios: Gross

Federal monetary policy killing savers, says Pimco bond king; little reason to hold Uncle Sam's paper

By John Goff
Inflation set to puncture bond portfolios, warns FPA's Atteberry
FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2011
Inflation set to puncture bond portfolios, warns FPA's Atteberry

Rising prices on the march, says fixed-income fund manager; 'worst thing that can happen' for debt investors

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2011
BondView preps ratings for muni bond funds

BondView LLC, an operator of a free site for muni bond investors, is planning to launch municipal bond fund ratings by March.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 14, 2011
Pimco's retail push includes expense ratio cuts

As Pimco takes over the distribution of all its funds and expands its equity fund lineup, it plans to cut expense ratios and arm financial advisers with more research and access to its investment managers

By Jessica Toonkel
FIXED INCOME FEB 14, 2011
Vanguard's tweet on munis

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 13, 2011
What to do if interest rates rise

As the 10-year Treasury yield percolates up toward 4% in the latest sign of looming inflation and rising interest rates, investors should start to consider hedging some of their fixed-income exposure.

By MFXFeeder
FIXED INCOME FEB 11, 2011
Great stocking stuffers: Muni bonds

Wealthy U.S. investors may be able to buy municipal bonds at some of the highest yields in seven months as issuers rush to borrow before year-end

By John Goff
ETFS FEB 09, 2011
The muni bond ETFs trading at the biggest discounts

By Mark Bruno
FIXED INCOME FEB 04, 2011
Bargains going a-begging in the muni market: Deutsche Bank

Risk of defaults on tax-free bonds overblown, says bank's head of fixed-income group

By Andrew Osterland